This is the first full concert dvd from Primus, although there is a DVD included (a video collection, with a few live clips) with their recent effort, "Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People". This recent tour reunites the original lineup of the band - the concert was filmed at the last stop, Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. While not exactly prized for its accoustics (they're rather troublesome), the famed Aragon certainly has a long and interesting history. It was opened in 1926 and became one of the nation's most famous dance halls. The beautiful surroundings of the main floor (which one can see at times on the DVD, such as near the opening of "Too Many Puppies") were made to look like a Spanish courtyard. In the 50's, the dance hall crowd dwindled and the palace went through stages as a sports arena and an ice rink, before once again gearing up for concerts in the 70's, with the Doors, the Grateful Dead and many others having played there. The Aragon still continues to provide concerts (mainly rock) today.

One of the more out-there bands currently in business, Primus can only be described as the musical equivalent of a Hunter S. Thompson novel. Trippy, unique and loopy, the band is lead by bassist Les Claypool, largely considered one of the best bassists around, and - as the footage on the DVD shows - for very good reason. I've seen Primus in concert twice - one of the instances being one of my favorite concerts ever, where the band played through an enormous amount of their own songs, then started doing covers - and while this performance isn't my favorite (the ones I saw were more a mix from different albums), it's still a superb effort from one of my favorite bands.

Set 1: 1. Sgt. Baker 2. American Life 3. My Friend Fats 4. Jerry Was A Race Car Driver 5. The Last Superpower aka Rapscallion 6. My Name Is Mud